Heat exchanger or intercooler??
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Heat exchanger or intercooler??
Was looking for feedback about if a heat exchanger upgrade (euro charged or PLM) or intercooler upgrade provides the better bang for the buck regarding cooling? I realize there is no horsepower gain specifically from either of these although you would see more consistent power availability by reducing the heat soak with better cooling.
The heat exchangers are much less than the inter cooler upgrade options I've seen, so assume that is the cheaper/bang for the buck???
The heat exchangers are much less than the inter cooler upgrade options I've seen, so assume that is the cheaper/bang for the buck???
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Thanks great feedback. I went and bought the PLM heat exchanger this week which sounds like its a direct bolt on, so looking forward to less heat soak heading into the Chicago summer.
bought it here for $325 minus a 10% discount code they honored ("10ms") and add to the shopping cart before you pay.... not bad.
https://www.privatelabelmfg.com/prod...-exchanger.htm
bought it here for $325 minus a 10% discount code they honored ("10ms") and add to the shopping cart before you pay.... not bad.
https://www.privatelabelmfg.com/prod...-exchanger.htm
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Or did it install fine but the head light washer system quit working for some reason? i'll tell my indy guy to look for that and appreciate the heads up. i heard the PLM did install differently on non-US versions of C32s built with right handed steering.....
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The PLM appeared to be designed to sit up against the bumper bar. The hoses for the washer ran along underneath so I modified it to sit lower. The bumper didn't quite fit back perfectly. I later saw I just needed to remove a small amount of material off the bottom in the middle support and it would have been fine. You can see the link in my signature also.
I had a right hand drive but I am not sure what they might have put around that area which would have been different to left drive.
I had a right hand drive but I am not sure what they might have put around that area which would have been different to left drive.
